Panania’s village atmosphere is set to be shattered by a flood of high rise apartment buildings because of the Liberals’ failure to honour their pre-election commitment to return planning powers to local communities.

Before the last election, the Liberals promised to return planning powers to local communities but their proposed planning laws, put to Parliament, failed to live up to that promise. The Liberals shelved the legislation and have since refused to negotiate on amendments proposing greater community consultation.

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley today joined Labor Candidate for East Hills Cameron Murphy and a group of concerned local residents to discuss the potential impact of unrestrained development on Panania.

I congratulate Luke Foley on his Election as NSW Labor Leader. I look forward to working with him and i'm excited about the upcoming campaign where we can show the Liberals that they cannot take our state for granted!